North East Culture Venues

I always get asked about where the best places are to go see some theatre or experience live music. And to be honest in the North East your world is your oyster when it comes to venues, there are so many I could be there for days just listing them all off. So I have…

Meet the bloggers: Lauren Hodgson

Name: Lauren Hodgson Name of blog: The Life of a Student Blogger  What is your blog about? It’s predominantly a student life blog, as I am a student myself. However, I post about a whole multitude of different topics, from beauty to personal advice, sex and relationships and everything in between! There’s something for everybody.   How…

Review: Savages @ Queens Hall,Hexham

When you think of Savages, what comes to your mind?  Well whatever it is I’m sure Anthony Lo-Giudice has portrayed it all in a dance performance.     Choreographed by Lo-Giudice Dance, LGD have brought a new level of  intensity and drama to a dance piece.  Taking stories from Scandinavian Runes and ancient savages, the piece brings…

Meet the bloggers: Culture Bean

Name: Gina Name of blog: Culturebean. What is your blog about? All things cultural from events I attend, experiences I try and places I visit.  I want to inspire you to dip your toe in to some culture, try something out of the ordinary and explore the Northern scene. How often do you blog? I…

Culture Trip 3: Mog on The Tyne Cat Cafe

Giving a furry animal a cuddle can help people deal with  stress apparently,well that’s what I heard on Radio 1 when they brought cats into the live lounge. Feeling a little down in the dumps myself, I decided to visit Mog on the Tyne Cat Cafe in Newcastle. It felt a little strange at first,…

Being a powerful woman?

So a few weeks ago it was #InternationalWomensDay and apart from doing a post on the old social media I was not really feeling the powerful women vibe. I was going through the Facebook and Twitter watching what my fellow sisters were up to and check out what our strong females in the public eye…

Culture Trip 2: Tyneside Cinema

I headed back to Newcastle again to see what I could find, interested to know about the film industry I landed at the Tyneside Cinema  and what a beautiful cinema it is. Of course I did not turn up randomly, I had planned and booked ahead to have a FREE guided tour of the Tyneside Cinema.…